By RJ Hayes, LACIS Alum, MA Candidate, Dept of Portuguese So, as I sit here, finishing my last month of graduate school in the Portuguese MA program, and finishing my long checklist of tasks to …
LACIS Alum Jacob Kushner Published by National Geographic
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS, 15′) LACIS alum Jacob Kushner continues to make a name for himself. His most recent accomplishment is being published by the one …
Fighting for Economic Democracy in Argentina
By Laura Hanson Schlachter (PhD in Sociology, UW-Madison) “Our slogan is ‘occupy, resist, produce,’” said a representative from the UOM union. “We have to fight for each one, but now we have eighteen recuperadas in …
LACIS Alum Thaís Passos
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) Thaís Passos graduated from LACIS with her MA in the summer of 2015, and her story is as unique as they come. We …
Longtime LACIS Employee Angela Buongiorno Retires
It is a very bittersweet feeling to have to say goodbye to the ones you care about deeply, even if you know they will be happy in their new life. That is the current sentiment in …
LACIS Helps UW Students Travel With Generous Grants
By Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) As a department that strives to expand the cultural knowledge and awareness of UW-Madison students, LACIS makes it a priority to …
WORT’s Norman Stockwell to close LACIS’ Fall 2015 Lecture Series
by Sarah Ripp (LACIS) Norm Stockwell of WORT Radio will be our featured speaker on Tuesday, December 15th at Noon (206 Ingraham). His lecture will complete our lunchtime lecture series for fall 2015. Stockwell will …
FLAS Fellowship Recipient Charlie Minard
by Charlie Minard (Accounting, ’15) During my time at UW-Madison, I had the opportunity to take a number of Spanish and Portuguese classes in addition to my accounting major. These classes were incredible for me …
UNA-USA Dane County Chapter Hosts Fun and Informative 70th Anniversary Luncheon
by Eli Weiner (LACIS Social Media/Outreach Intern, BBA – Marketing, BA – LACIS ’15) The UNA-USA Dane County Chapter is the local branch affiliated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America. …
LACIS Alum Helps Family in Argentina, Learns Along the Way
by Emily Temple (LACIS alum, ’13) When I was in your seats, the question I always got was: “What are you going to study? What’s your major? Are you getting any certificates?” … and whenever …